Puerto Santa Cruz Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Puerto Santa Cruz and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Puerto Santa Cruz, Argentina on 28th March 2024.

10.69° C

(51.23° F)

  • yesterday: 10.89° C (51.59° F)
  • a week ago: 10.63° C (51.13° F)

Water at this temperature is cold and will feel very cold initially, but the body will get used to it and longer swims are possible. Experienced swimmers can manage several hours of swimming, however hypothermia is still a very big risk.

The average sea temperature for Puerto Santa Cruz on March 28th over the last 10 years is 11.4° C (52.52° F), with a low temperature of 10.65° C (51.17° F) and a high of 12.24° C (54.03° F).

Analysis and forecast for Puerto Santa Cruz water temperatures

The water temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz today is lower than the average temperature of 11.4° C (52.52° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 28th March 2023, was 10.73° C (51.31° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
March 28 10.69° C 51.23° F
March 27 10.89° C 51.59° F
March 26 11° C 51.8° F
March 25 10.69° C 51.24° F
March 24 10.51° C 50.92° F
March 23 10.58° C 51.04° F
March 22 10.54° C 50.97° F
March 21 10.63° C 51.13° F
March 20 10.72° C 51.3° F
March 19 10.78° C 51.4° F
March 18 10.82° C 51.48° F
March 17 10.98° C 51.76° F
March 16 11.12° C 52.02° F
March 15 11.4° C 52.52° F
March 14 11.43° C 52.57° F
March 13 11.67° C 53.01° F
March 12 11.55° C 52.79° F
March 11 11.56° C 52.81° F
March 10 11.75° C 53.15° F
March 9 11.82° C 53.28° F
March 8 11.77° C 53.19° F
March 7 12.3° C 54.14° F
March 6 12.02° C 53.64° F
March 5 12.24° C 54.03° F
March 4 12.19° C 53.94° F
March 3 12.34° C 54.21° F
March 2 12.8° C 55.04° F
March 1 13.1° C 55.58° F
February 29 12.99° C 55.38° F
February 28 12.81° C 55.06° F
February 27 12.65° C 54.77° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Puerto Santa Cruz map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Puerto Santa Cruz

The highest temperature in Argentina today is 28.04° C (82.46° F) in Baradero. The lowest is in Argentino Lake, where the temperature of the water is 8.6° C (47.47° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Puerto Santa Cruz?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Puerto Santa Cruz because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Puerto Santa Cruz as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Puerto Santa Cruz comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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